Xisuma Design Sketches!

Xisuma Design Sketches!

I've been messing around with different designs for Xisuma. One design somewhat resembles his mc skin. The other? Not at all.

Even though it looks nothing like him, it was fun trying to draw a space-themed helmet.

Also-- bonus Salem!

Christmas gift 🎁 : vex scar with a hint of sculk

oh yea, got ya, that makes sense

Now that Scar's won, it's that time when everyone comes together to choose the winner's motif/symbol.

Grian is the Sun, Scott the Stars, Pearl the Moon, and Martyn is Mars.

Now what of Scar?

I definitely like the idea of Scar being the Earth, as many people have proposed.

I've also have seen some people propose Pluto.

However, I'm not a big fan of this one.

My reason for not agreeing with this option is pretty simple. Pluto, while sharing some similarities with Scar (like loneliness and being an outcast), doesn't really have enough meaningful connections or parallels for it to be used as a motif.

I think that since Scar's theme is so full of flowers this season-- Sunflowers, Poppies, and Lilacs-- this naturally connects back to the Earth, which also ties to a lot of other symbolisms as well, making it the better option out of the two.

So I've decided to throw my vote in for the Earth as Scar's symbol.

I think it just fits, in the end.

The Sun and Moon are both in close relation to Scar, with Pearl and Scar being each other's foil, and the Sun being vital to the Earth (desert duo aaaangst!!!). And the fact that all three are stuck in each other's orbits is perfect.

And on top of all this, is that the Earth is lonely. Just like Scar was this entire season.

The Earth is the only planet we know with such an overflow of life. The only one in this solar system that is covered in plants and animals and people. There is no other planet like it. It is alone in its uniqueness. And just like the Earth is alone in the solar system, Scar was alone in the game.

I think that loneliness, paired with Scar's flower themes, and the relation to the Sun and the Moon, is what makes the Earth such a perfect symbol for Scar.

I feel like any other symbol would leave out important aspects of his character and his story.

Anyways, what are your opinions on the matter? I'm curious to hear your thoughts. Don't hesitate to mercilessly poke holes in my argument. It builds character.

I HAD to draw a few little comics for some of the funny moments in Scar's first episode.

Fanfic fodder moment.

The way Scar turned around in the cow pit to stare up at Bdubs had me coughing from laughter.

It's raining cats and-- cats. Just cats.

"I don't want any more cats!" - Iskall

"I saved some cats just for you!" - Stress

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This is just a quick drawing I thought I'd share. The white cat turned out so derpy lol.

You're open to criticism, but keep in mind that the ideas I share are based entirely on my own thoughts/experience. In the end, it's up to you to decide how you want the end result of your art to look (so take my words with a grain of salt.) This is what I think:

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In general, I like to recommend that beginner artists study realistic human anatomy-- like photos of people (it helped me as a kid and is the backbone of any human-based art style).

But, ignoring that piece of advice, (cuz it's BORING), my first thought is that the big eyes in your drawing are absolutely adorable. If you want to play into an adorable/cute art style, I'd recommend looking at the character design of the Powerpuff Girls and how you can apply what you see there to this drawing. (If you don't want to lean into a cartoonish/anime style, disregard everything I'm about to say.)

For example: the powerpuff girl, Blossom, has a dramatically large bow. Applying this to your drawing of Scott, you might make the crystals/stars around his head more large/cartoonish, with one end of the crystal fatter and the other end extremely pointy. This is one way to apply this idea.

And Scott's hair can be given the same treatment-- Bubbles, for example, has very simple, yet exaggerated, pigtails. In general, you already seem to understand the basic shape of his hair, but emphasizing that can really enhance a drawing.

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Image Examples:

You can see that the artists use the same principle in different ways-- by finding a way to exaggerate the shape of Scott's hair in their own unique style, where the swoops and curves of the hair are defined and easy to see. (Luckily, there are many ways people draw Scott's hair, so you basically have free reign in this department with few ways to go astray.)

It's up to you how exaggerated you want things to be, or how finicky you get with the details, or how soft/hard you want the line art to be. You can already make a recognizable drawing of a specific character, so it's more about working on the finer details at this point for you-- that means you're halfway there!

I hope this was of some help to you and that you can make sense of this messy nonsense :)

These are the links to the fanart that I used as examples: cinncboo, syneester, and itsoddissey

Good luck in all your future art endeavors!

I don’t really like this one but whatever

Scott is one of my favorite life series members sooooooooooo yea :D